NEWS

The Twin Cats play diverse set at Be Here Now

Upon entering Be Here Now Friday night, concert-goers were greeted with the blended sounds of funk, reggae and even new wave jazz. The Twin Cats, one of the first local Indianapolis based jam bands to land a gig on national television, is a group known for their ever-changing live performance, blending genres of all styles of music and improvising all the meanwhile. At Friday’s Village gig, their show fell nothing short of this reputation.



NEWS

Hip-hop showcase, coat drive to benefit Boys and Girls Club

It’s an act he calls transformational activism; one where hip-hop is used as a force to build up the community.  This type of humanitarianism is the trademark of Jonathan Bennett and his work. Bennett, also known by his stage name Raafiq, organized Weather The Elements, a community coat drive and hip-hop showcase to benefit those in need from the Muncie area.



NEWS

GOP official: House to vote to lift debt limit

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit.  


Donations sit in boxes at a warehouse in Newtown, Connecticut, on Thursday, December 27, 2012, where thousands of stuffed animals, toys and other gifts have been arriving after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. (Rick Hartford/Hartford Courant/MCT)
NEWS

1st donations after Newtown shooting being spent

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The first of the money donated through the United Way after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School is being spent in part to meet the immediate needs of first responders, teachers and others who lost wages and may have exhausted their benefits.



Lance Armstrong is seen in undated file photograph. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong's career on Friday, August 24, 2012, including his record seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life from the sport that made him a hero to millions of cancer survivors after concluding he used banned substances. (Montigny Philippe/Abaca Press/MCT)
SPORTS

Lance Armstrong tells Oprah he cheated for years

An oddly calm -- and occasionally smiling -- Lance Armstrong ducked few questions before a national television audience on Thursday night, admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his storied cycling career.





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